Diary of a Dream: A History of the National Archives Independence Movement, 1980-1985

Robert M. Warner

doi:10.5771/9781461658054

Summary

Based on unique and previously unpublished sources, this book examines in detail the complex, emotional, and difficult movement to remove the National Archives and Records Service from the control of the U.S. General Services Administration. This struggle began almost from the time the National Archives lost its independence in 1950 and culminated during the tenure of Robert Warner as sixth Archivist of the United States. The story is important to the history of the National Archives but also to those interested in the political process, especially as it applies to educational and cultural institutions. The lobbying, overt and covert, the interplay of professional organizations and archivists, librarians, and historians with the executive and legislative branches of the American government are examined in fascinating detail in this often very personal story. It is a study of high drama, bitter disappointments, and ultimate success.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/1995
Copyright Year: 1995
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-2956-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-5805-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 213
Product Type: Monograph

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
3. Chronology of Public Law 98-497 No access
I. "To Dream the Impossible Dream" Prelude to Conflict: 1979-1981 No access Pages 1 - 34
II. "NARS Makes me Tingle" Hope for Compromise: 1982 No access Pages 35 - 68
III. Chicken Salad Politics: Compromise Fails: January-August, 1983 No access Pages 69 - 94
IV. "A Reign of Terror" Open Warfare with GSA: August-December, 1983 No access Pages 95 - 116
V. I Survived: Carmen Leaves and the House Acts: January-March, 1984 No access Pages 117 - 138
VI. Unsung Heroes: Independence Gains Momentum: March-April, 1984 No access Pages 139 - 150
VII. "That is Just Hunky-Dory" The Administration Turns around and the Senate Acts: May-June, 1984 No access Pages 151 - 178
VIII. "Free at Last" Final Victory: July-October, 1984 No access Pages 179 - 196
IX. Epilogue: A Time to Celebrate, A Time to Reflect: November 1984-April 1985 No access Pages 197 - 204
Index No access Pages 205 - 212
About the Author No access Pages 213 - 213